VirginiaAssault and battery; adds officers of Va. Marine Police to definition of law-enforcement officer.
What it does
Assault and battery of law-enforcement officer; definition of law-enforcement officer; penalty. Adds officers of the Virginia Marine Police to the definition of law-enforcement officer, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on such an officer who is engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jan 22Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 9-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 9-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Jan 15Committee substitute printed 25105155D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Jan 15Incorporates SB946(DeSteph)
- Jan 8Impact statement from VCSC (SB926)
- Jan 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100379DIntroduced
- Jan 22Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 9-N)Latest